The More You Nerd Podcast

In this episode we flash forward a number of years to talk about a game that honestly doesn't get enough credit. Yes it's in the shadow of its super impactful older sibling, but in a number of ways Final Fantasy VIII eclipses its prior incarnation. Yes that was difficult to type! But it doesn't make it any less true! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

This week we focus on a game that is way more important, not just to us, but to the Zelda franchise as a whole. While it's not overlooked, it's rarely given its due as one of the greatest games of all time! It had an ocarina before ocarinas were cool ... Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

It's summer 2022 and we've got ALL* the big news from all the largest announcements and hugest press conferences! It's so big we can't even fit it into an episode! It's bursting at the seams! Do podcasts have seams? *We do not have all the news, just the stuff that directly interested us. As far as we are aware podcasts do not have seams. Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

It's another missed classic in our Summer Games at The More You Nerd, and this time it's up to Drew to dive into one of the most iconic games of the Playstation 1 era, the game that put the -vania in Metroidvania, Castlevania Symphony of the night! Tsacdop is podcast spelled backwards! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

I'm not sure whether to call this a Birthday Challenge or a Missed Connection or a Sadaptation, but for Myles's B-Day we watched 2021's Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City and are here to talk allllll about it! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

This was a triumph! I'm making a note her, huge podcast episode! Well ... not that huge. Average at best. Our expectations were already set so low ... Sorry! GlaDOS infected our notes there, but this week we put Myles through Portal for the first time! Does the game hold up? Listen and find out! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Hoo boy, gang. Buckle up, because this one is a doozy. We have been known to partake in B Movies, but what about a C-? Maybe an F+? This week we cover Italian production Star Odyssey in a record short episode runtime ... Tune in to find out why! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Take three parts Star Wars, and mix them with 3 ounces of Heavy Metal. Send overseas to bake on high for a few months and you get this movie. An animated film released during the "Disney Drought" that carries its own unique style. Is it really as much of a ripoff as some of the reviews claim? Listen and find out! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

For our second clone, we head across the pond to see what Japan has to say about Star Wars. Take the studio that brought you the shows that would become Power Rangers, add in an eclectic director of numerous Japanese crime dramas (that would inspire Tarantino!) and a cast from all over the globe. Mix that together and you have one of the most interesting spins on the Star Wars formula we've seen! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

This month, in honor of all the new Star Wars content coming out, we decided to dip back in time and check out some of those "could have beens," Some of those coattail riders. Cash ins. RIPOFFS?! And what better place to start than the B-movie ship that launched a thousand careers: Battle Beyond the Stars! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

It's the most popular show of the past couple of years, it's the highest box office for an anime film of all time, what more could the two of us possibly have to say?! Find out! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Saitama is down on his luck and unemployed, but what happens when he decides to defend a young boy from a monster? He becomes a superhero! Not because he has to, just because he thinks it might be fun. We watched the first four episodes of One Punch Man, come check it out! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

What do you get when you cross 80s era Japanese manga, pop-art, and rock music? The most surprising thing the boys have seen this year so far. Join us as we discuss the first 4 episodes of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

We know it's a month early but we couldn't wait, it's anime time! This month we're looking at anime missed connections, starting with one from the early Toonami/Adult Swim days: Inuyasha! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

The boys cover one of the biggest games of the last few years, Elden Ring! But what happens when a game this huge encounters the real life of two busy people?! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Myles and Drew sit down to pitch their own Mario spinoff games, but what results is something completely unexpected ... (but let's be honest not THAT unexpected ...) Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Yes yes I know we said we were talking about video games all month. But then a BATMAN HAPPENED. THEEE Batman! You knew we couldn't resist! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Guess what game is back again to grace your ears on our particular corner of the internet. That's right, Destiny rears its head once again as the boys talk ever so briefly about it's latest expansion while waxing nostalgic about online multiplayer games in general. Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

As we begin a month focused on video games, we are joined by a creator who has tapped into the essence of what it means to be a full time game streamer. In the first film Livescream, and now in their second film Liverscreamers, Michelle Iannantuono reaches what it means to put yourself out into the world as a streamer, and what that can mean when things go too far. This is one of the most introspective episodes we've done in a while! You can pledge to the film at this link. *Note, this episode does feature explicit language.*

In this episode we cover the wildest animated adaptation so far. You may know Highlander. Immortals. Swords. Jettators? We're joined by Audie and TV's Travis of the Let's Watch Highlander podcast to check out the far flung future in Highlander the Animated Series! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook